 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 páginas
...Content, though mean; and cheerful, if not gay; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance; and at night Lies down secure,...much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter Twuls, 'with sparkling eyes, Her title... | |
 | 1851 - 592 páginas
...that manifested before his students at St. Andrews, in sublime recitative, repeat the lines — " ' She for her humble sphere by nature fit, Has little understanding and no wit ; She know«, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew —... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 310 páginas
...Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay ; Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night Lies down secure,...Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true.... A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with sparkling eyes, Her title... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 páginas
...not gay, Shuffling her threads about the live-long day, Just .earns a scanty pittance, and-at-night Lies down secure,, her heart a-nd pocket light ;,...sphere by nature fit; ' Has little understanding, and-no wit, Receives no praise; but, though her lot be such-, (Toilsome and indigent) she renders much;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 360 páginas
...; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure,...renders much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible title— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 páginas
...Content, though mean ; and cheerful, if not gay , Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance ; and at night Lies down secure,...indigent) she renders much; Just knows, and knows no moie, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads, with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 354 páginas
...though mean, and cheerful if not fift ' Shuffling her threads about the livelong day-,' '**'• * Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night ' •'-'• Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light'; wW She, for her humble sphere by nature 'fit; ' • '> '' 3<! ' Has 'little understanding, and no wit;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 páginas
...; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure,...much ; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true — A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew ; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 páginas
...store; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket light; k; Drawn by RicnJ\Vestftn,H_A. T 1R• HTH . YON COTTAC.KR,WHO VVKAVKS AT IIBR OW'S HOOR. I'lL LOW... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 páginas
...store; Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, .Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure,...much; Just knows, and knows no more, her Bible true— A truth the brilliant Frenchman never knew; And in that charter reads with sparkling eyes Her title... | |
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Yon cottager, who weaves at her own door, Pillow and bobbins all her little store: Content though mean, and cheerful if not gay, Shuffling her threads about the livelong day, Just earns a scanty pittance, and at night Lies down secure, her heart and pocket... 
